Climate change may alter the species of cyanobacteria responsible for stabilizing soils such as this, in Death Valley, a study suggests,

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Tourists walk in an area known as The Devil's Golfcourse in Death Valley. Scientists have found that a cyanobacterium that helps stabilize desert soil is imperiled by climate change.

Tourists walk in an area known as The Devil's Golfcourse in Death Valley. Scientists have found that a cyanobacterium that helps stabilize desert soil is imperiled by climate change. (David McNew / Getty Images)

Tourists walk in an area known as The Devil's Golfcourse in Death Valley. Scientists have found that a cyanobacterium that helps stabilize desert soil is imperiled by climate change.